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VyprVPN Review

August 8, 2015

Rating

Countries

38

Servers

700+

IPs

200,000+

Price

6.67

Payment:

Credit Card, Paypal

Protocols

PPTP, IPSec, OpenVPN, Chameleon

VyprVPN is one of the most well-known names in Internet privacy. They have a large network that spans 38 nations, with more than 700+ servers available. That network offers users more than 200,000+ different IP addresses to choose from. Their server clusters and DNS servers are entirely in house, eliminating any issues with third-party providers. In addition to all three of the popular VPN protocols, they offer their own, Chameleon, which prevents deep packet inspection and allows you to avoid throttles and blocks on encrypted traffic.

VyprVPN was developed by Golden Frog, a corporate partner with the well-known and highly respected Usenet company Giganews. Golden Frog respects user privacy and is committed to an open and free Internet. You can read more about the company’s background here.

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Free Trial / Money Back Guarantee

VyprVPN always gives you a free three-day trial so you can test the service out.

Privacy & Anonymity

VyprVPN has some innovative ways to keep your browsing data private. They use their own DNS servers—VyprDNS—which are owned and operated by the company exclusively for their customer’s usage. This service is included with every plan.

VyprVPN Logging Policy

The logging vs. no logging issue is a passionate one for many people and VyprVPN is no stranger to this. They have decided that increased performance, reliability and ability to prevent abuse are worth minimal logging and they are transparent about it.

Golden Frog logs the following information and only retains it for 30 days:

In their view, the purpose of a VPN is to greatly increase privacy and security but does not guarantee anonymity. Note this applies especially for purposes of committing crimes, hacking, etc.

Torrent Policy

There are no restrictions on using torrents over VyprVPN. If you do plan on torrenting, however, it’s always advisable to connect to a server located outside your home nation. With over 700+ servers to choose from, this is a non-issue with VyprVPN.

Customer Support

GoldenFrog, the parent company, offers support for their products around the clock and they update and improve their desktop and mobile apps on a regular basis. You can access support directly from their app.

Product Testing

VyprVPN Desktop App In Action

As you can see below we have included some screenshots of the VyprVPN client version 2.0 in action.

The VyprVPN Windows App

The Mac Osx Version App

VyprVPN Mobile Apps

VyprVPN now supports two mobile apps for both iOS and Android. Here a few highlights.

Easy installation of Mobile Apps for both Android and iOS

Connect with a single tap

Autoselect the fastest server based on your location

Currently available in Apple’s AppStore and the Google Play Marketplace

Android Mobile App in use

iOs Mobile App in use also

All VyprVPN users have access to mobile apps for both iOS and Android that make it easy to secure your mobile browsing. Here are a few highlights that both apps share:

Connect with a single tap(after unlocking your screen on Android) and on iOS setup to automatically connect

Auto-select the fastest server based on your location

Change protocols quickly and easily

Encrypt your web browsing, email and apps

Encrypted DNS called VyprDNS to prevent DNS leaks and ISP snooping

Each app also has unique features:

VyprVPN on Demand for iOS detects when your iPhone or iPad initiates an Internet connection and automatically connects to VyprVPN.

With VyprVPN for Android you use VyprVPN widgets to connect or disconnect from your home or lock screen. You can also view your server location, throughput and IP address.

Both apps are currently available in Apple’s AppStore and the Google Play Marketplace.

VPN Server Locations

VyprVPN has service locations in the following general geographic areas: USA, China, Oceania, South America, Central America and Europe.
VyprVPN’s servers are different than those of the average VPN service. Golden Frog owns their server clusters and manages their network which translates into better quality connections, greater reliability and better user experience. No need to be concerned about getting kicked off and having to reconnect.

Speed Test

Pictured on top is a baseline speed test over a 50Mbps download/5Mbps upload connection from Albuquerque, NM to Washington DC. Below is the same connection running through VyprVPN’s servers.

The download times in this test showed just under 14Mbps in speed reduction; hardly noticeable as a percentage reduction in speed. The upload speeds were barely affected at all. Ping time increases would not be noticeable unless that figure was particularly important, such as in FPS gaming.

Your results will vary, but the connection speeds over VyprVPN on our lines were very fast.

IPCheck and DNSLeak Test

VyprVPN’s IP check resolved to exactly what their client showed. There were no DNS leaks with Windows setup to get the DNS address automatically. The VyprDNS was seamless and all DNS servers reported back as theirs.

Additional Bonus Features

In addition to the easy config desktop and mobile apps VyprVPN offers the following bonus features.

DumpTruck Software – 50 GB/month of free online security storage software. DumpTruck functions similar to the well known DropBox service however your data is encrypted and not stored on Amazon S3 servers.

VyprDNS – VyprDNS is an encrypted DNS service that prevents ISP snooping, DNS leaks and man in middle attacks.

Chameleon VPN Protocol – a proprietary VPN protocol which helps VPN users disguise the nature of their traffic. Note: VPN traffic is always encrypted however due to the nature of the VPN connection process, ISPs can see that you are sending encrypted VPN data and shut down the connection. This happens in China often and the Chameleon protocol helps to prevent this type of monitoring – more detail on the Chameleon VPN protocol here –

We Liked

Very stable client on all platforms

Excellent speeds

Unlimited bandwidth

Chameleon protocol

Areas for Improvement

The logging policy might put some users off, but VyprVPN is very transparent about it.

Conclusion

VyprVPN is an outstanding provider. Their networks are fast, their software always improved upon and their reputation is rock solid. This is a highly-recommended service for business and personal users. The Internet kill switch and Chameleon protocol really make them outstanding in terms of valuable extras.